After Chelsea came second in the FA Cup final last year, the history of 11 years ago repeated itself. Chelsea was crowned FA Cup Champions for the first time in seven years and the scoreline was a repeat of the 2007 FA Cup final, which was also held at the same venue.

This A-League squad of the season will follow all the system requirements – a maximum of two marquees (although only one was good enough to make it), five foreigners, and three Australian players under 20 years of age.

The F3 derby is the longest standing rivalry in the history of the A-League and perhaps even the strongest. However, Newcastle is on a three-game losing streak, while the Mariners have only managed to win one out of their last 17 matches – against the Phoenix, at home.

France is 'supposedly' the second lowest ranked team in pot 1, excluding the hosts who are actually the second lowest ranked team in the competition.
The worst-case scenario would be Brazil, Spain and Sweden.
The best-case scenario would be Russia, Croatia and either Tunisia, Senegal or Iran.